Lisa Howard

Try this recipe when pizza night needs a little spicing up

The classic mingling of chile and lime in these juicy pork tacos is sure to draw your family to the table tonight! If you can't find tomatillos for the salsa, substitute with vine-ripened tomatoes.

The humble chickpea steals the show in this stellar chicken stir-fry. Give your 'peas a crispy, spicy coating in your skillet then sprinkle them liberally over your finished dish for a fiery contrast to this fresh meal.

The traditional Chinese New Year marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year in February, officially welcoming spring. Celebrate with our new take on a rich soup, which is chock-full of flavorful early spring produce.

Delicate curls of spaghetti squash stand in for traditional pasta in this cheesy chicken dish. For extra bite, serve with a toasted whole-grain baguette.

A delight for the eyes and palate, juicy pomegranate seeds and mildly pungent green onions add a grown-up twist to classic, comforting shrimp cakes.

Meatball fans rejoice! Traditional to North African and Mediterranean cuisine, kefta are essentially large, cylindrical meatballs grilled on skewers and served with yogurt sauce. We've paired ours with fragrant veggie rice and dairy-free sunflower sauce.

Thick chunks of salty ham and pungent slivers of green onions give our pie some serious scrape-the-plate succulence.

Although Scottish cooks use oats in every conceivable culinary scenario, most Americans tend to think of the cereal grain as merely a breakfast food. But the classic morning option is ideal in savory settings like our seafood hash.

The pork and veggies in our quick stir-fry bounce around your taste buds, thanks to a sauce with salty soy, tangy vinegar, spicy ginger and sweet orange juice, all ringing in at less than 350 calories per serving!

Hearty barley, split peas and ham give this classic soup a comforting appeal that will stick to your ribs long after you've scraped the final spoonful from your bowl.

Traditionally defined as a cooking method in which meats are seared and then simmered in a closed pan to maximize flavor, braising can also be used to add taste and tenderness to vegetables.

Whip up a hearty French salad in just 25 minutes! Ringing in at just $8, this healthy recipe suits your wallet as well as your waistline.

The success of the homemade potato chips in this $2 dish really depends on your knife – sharper knives cut thinner slices for crispier chips! Toss your chips with dill only after they've come out of the oven so the dried herb doesn't burn.

Switch butter and whole milk with reduced-fat cottage cheese whenever you want to whip together your own flavorful, naturally low-fat mashed potatoes.

Modern-day Italians serve cornmeal-based polenta as a simple side or hearty entrée, enriched with cheeses and herbs. Offering yet another take on the classic, our polenta is used to create a soft crust for a winter vegetable pie.

In Latin America, a picadillo usually consists of finely chopped well-seasoned meat and vegetables served alongside a bed of rice. Here, we've transferred the concept to the soup pot to spice up your cold winter nights.

While poaching mild-flavored catfish in orange juice will help infuse this dish with a citrus fragrance, it's actually the orange zest that provides an intensely aromatic character.

Sweet oranges and tart cranberries make a perfect pair when you want to perk up your plate with tang and color. Adding orange peel as you begin cooking your rice, and orange juice at the end of the process, lends a smooth flavor and fragrance to this cranberry chicken.

This tasty snack takes the best of two classic dishes – Hawaiian pizza and potato skins – and brings them together in a crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside guiltless treat for your entire family.

A throwback to the ham and pea soups of your childhood, every bite of this elegant stuffed squash oozes with "stick-to-your-ribs" buckwheat and gooey Swiss cheese.

Creamed corn always feels warm and homey – we've stripped ours of the traditionally fatty butter and cream, favoring small curd cottage cheese instead. Combined with chunky tuna and whole grain pasta, it's a heaping bowl of nostalgia!

Sweet and savory worlds collide in this hearty gluten-free soup, with thin ribbons of chard and chunky navy beans providing sustaining fiber.

We bake a pear along with our beans and opt for honey and ginger in lieu of molasses, giving our budget-friendly beans a fresh chewiness not found in traditional recipes.

Making light, moist griddle cakes out of almonds is a snap! To create your own homemade flour, simply whirl unsalted almonds in a coffee grinder until most are ground. (Store-bought almond meal works well, too.)